Oral epidemiology : a textbook on oral health conditions, research topics and methods

Peres, Marco A., (editor.). Antunes, José Leopoldo Ferreira, (editor.). Watt, Richard G., (editor.).

Summary: This intermediate textbook on oral epidemiology is designed to meet the needs of advanced students in the fields of Dentistry and Oral Health and dentists in the early stages of their career. Readers will find detailed information on the epidemiology of individual diseases and disorders and on hot topics and methods in oral health research. The extensive first part of the book explores the international epidemiological literature regarding a wide range of conditions, from dental caries and periodontal diseases to halitosis and malocclusions. In each case, the prevalence, disease-specific measures, and associated factors are identified. Attention is then focused on cutting-edge research topics in oral epidemiology, such as the intriguing mechanisms linking oral diseases and chronic general diseases, life course epidemiology, and the role of socioeconomic determinants of oral health. The final part of the book is devoted to description of the epidemiological methods and tools applied in the field of oral health. Here, the coverage includes validation of questionnaires, data collection and data analyses, and systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

Record details

ISBN: 3030501221 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 9783030501228 (Hardcover)
Physical Description: xviii, 536 pages : illustrations, charts ; 28 cm
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Publisher: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2021]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Oral Health Diseases and Disorders: The Contribution of Epidemiology to Oral Health Research -- Global Burden of Oral Conditions -- Dental Caries -- Epidemiology of Periodontal Diseases -- Malocclusions -- Orofacial Pain -- Dental Fluorosis : epidemiological aspects -- Traumatic Dental Injuries -- Epidemiology of Cleft Lip and Palate -- Enamel Defects -- Oral Cancer -- Dental Erosion -- Tooth Loss -- Halitosis -- Oral Lesions in Soft Tissue -- Causal Inference in Oral Health Epidemiology -- Socio-economic Inequalities in Oral Health -- Life Course Oral Health Epidemiology -- Sugar Consumption and Oral Health -- Oral Health Related Quality of Life -- Ecosocial Oral Health Epidemiology -- Use of Primary Care Settings to Collect Epidemiological Data -- Big Data and Machine Learning -- Epigenetics in Oral Health -- The Relationship Between Periodontal Diseases and Chronic Diseases -- Dental Health Services Epidemiology -- Bioethics of Epidemiological Oral Health Studies -- Epidemiology, Polices and Dental Public Health -- Water Fluoridation -- Teaching Oral Epidemiology -- Measurement Instruments for Use in Oral Epidemiology -- Reproducibility and Validity of Diagnostic Tests -- Quantitative Bias Analysis in Dental Research -- Reviews Systematic and Meta-analysis.
Original Version Note:	Originally published: São Paulo : Livraria Santos Editora Ltda., 2013.